2) nuncio. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Latin nntius, messenger. See neu- in Appendix I....

3) nunciature. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The office or term of office of a nuncio. Italian nunciatura, from nuncio, nuncio. See nuncio....

4) internuncio. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...internuncio, see nuncio....

5) internuncio. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...inˇterˇnunˇciˇos1. A Vatican diplomatic envoy or representative ranking just beneath a nuncio. 2. A messenger or an agent; a go-between. Italian internunzio, from...

6) 534. Messenger. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
... NOUN: MESSENGER, angel, envoy, emissary, legate, delegate, nuncio, internuncio, intermediary, go-between; ambassador (diplomatist) [See Consignee]. Gabriel, Hermes,...

7) Innocent XII. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...successor of Alexander VIII. He was frequently employed by his predecessors as a nuncio, and Innocent XI created him cardinal. His election ended a five-month deadlock...

8) Casa, Giovanni della. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...ka´za) (KEY) , 1503-56, Italian cleric and poet. He was archbishop of Benevento and papal nuncio to Venice. He wrote lyric verse, a life of Bembo, and a treatise...

9) Mazarin, Jules. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...name was Giulio Mazarini. After serving in the papal army and diplomatic service and as nuncio at the French court (1634-36), he entered the service of France and...

10) Rampolla del Tindaro, Mariano. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Italian churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a nobleman. He was papal nuncio at Madrid (1882-87) and was made cardinal in 1887. On his return...